1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to liquor; authorizing a microdistillery to sell its own products at on-sale;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.301, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.301, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 6d.Microdistillery hospitality room license. (a) A municipality may 
1.8 	issue the holder of a microdistillery license a microdistillery hospitality room license. A 
1.9 	microdistillery hospitality room license authorizes on-sale of distilled spirits produced by 
1.10 	the microdistillery for consumption on the premises of or adjacent to one microdistillery 
1.11 	location owned by the microdistillery. Nothing in this subdivision precludes the holder 
1.12 	of a microdistillery hospitality room license from also holding a license to operate 
1.13 	a restaurant at the microdistillery. Section 340A.409 shall apply to a license issued 
1.14 	under this subdivision. All provisions of this chapter that apply to a retail liquor license 
1.15 	shall apply to a license issued under this subdivision unless the provision is explicitly 
1.16 	inconsistent with this subdivision.
1.17 	(b) A microdistiller may have only one microdistillery hospitality room license 
1.18 	under this subdivision.
1.19 	(c) The municipality shall impose a licensing fee on a microdistillery holding a 
1.20 	microdistillery hospitality room license under this subdivision, subject to limitations 
1.21 	applicable to license fees under section 340A.408, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).
1.22 	(d) A municipality shall, within ten days of the issuance of a license under this 
1.23 	subdivision, inform the commissioner of the licensee's name, address, and trade name, 
1.24 	and the effective date and expiration date of the license. The municipality shall also 
2.1 	inform the commissioner of a license transfer, cancellation, suspension, or revocation 
2.2 	during the license period.